Aug 12 Watch 7:41 Dr. Fauci explains booster shots and the delta variant's threat to children People who are immunocompromised didn’t gain enough immunity from their first COVID-19 vaccine shots and need a booster for full protection, explains Dr. Fauci. Fauci spoke with William Brangham about breakthrough infections, the delta variant’s threat to children and how… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 6:55 Employee vaccine mandate is 'about saving lives,' United Airlines CEO Kirby says Vaccines are a ‘silver bullet,’ and only relying on employee COVID-19 testing would compromise safety says United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby. That’s why the airline is the first major carrier to mandate vaccines among their employees, he says. Kirby spoke… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 7:57 America is becoming more urban, more diverse and less white, 2020 Census reveals Despite a “hot mess” of a rollout and months of delays, new 2020 Census data reveals how America is changing. More respondents reported multiracial identities and for the first time on record, the white population declined. Lisa Desjardins explored the… Continue watching
Aug 12 WATCH: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds briefing at U.S.-Mexico border By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press While some migrants are flown directly to their Central American nations, the U.S. government has started flying some to southern Mexico, where where Mexican authorities carry them the rest of the way to Guatemala's border, even if they're not Guatemalan. Continue reading
Aug 12 States that had a grip on COVID now seeing cases surge By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Sara Cline, Associated Press The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states that were once seen as pandemic success stories. Continue reading
Aug 12 Census shows U.S. is diversifying, white population shrinking By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The agency on Thursday released a trove of demographic data that will used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country. Continue reading
Aug 12 Northwest sizzles as heat wave hits many parts of U.S. By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press People have headed to cooling centers as the Pacific Northwest began sweltering under another major, multiday heat wave. Continue reading
Aug 12 Cuomo exit isn't stopping push for answers on nursing homes By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press Sexual harassment allegations cost New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo his job. Now, many want to see him answer for a scandal that cut to the heart of his reputation as a pandemic hero and may have had life-and-death consequences —… Continue reading
Aug 12 Texas voting bill passes after 15-hour filibuster By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America The Republican-controlled Texas Senate on Thursday morning passed the measure just minutes after Democratic State Sen. Carol Alvarado wearily left the floor. Continue reading
Aug 12 WATCH: Census Bureau releases new population data By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country. Continue reading